tough

[US]/tʌf/
[UK]/tʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

- adj. resilient, strong, challenging
Word Forms
Comparativetougher
Superlativetoughest
Pluraltoughs

Phrases & Collocations

rough and tough

hard og tøff

tough decision

tough decision

tough situation

tough situation

tough challenges

tough challenges

tough guy

en tøff fyr

tough it out

tough it out

get tough with

get tough with

tough cookie

stiv kake

tough luck

tøff lykke

tough nut

hard nøtt

tough love

tough love

hang tough

hang tough

Example Sentences

This is a tough problem.

Dette er et vanskelig problem.

a tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter.

En tuff seer er ikke nødvendigvis en tuff kampere.

Smith is as tough as they come.

Smith er like hard som de kommer.

field a tough question

still et vanskelig spørsmål

a tough street group.

en tøff gategruppe

a program that is tough but doable.

et program som er vanskelig, men gjennomførlig.

She is a tough person.

Hun er en hard person.

the party's tough stand on immigration.

partiets hardlinerte holdning til innvandring.

tough rucksacks for climbers.

stivere ryggsekker for klatrere.

have a tough time of it

ha en hard tid av det

The meat is too tough to eat.

Kjøttet er for hardt å spise.

They are very tough on drunk drivers.

De er veldig strenge mot fullstyrde kjørere.

He is tough to work with.

Han er hard å jobbe med.

Real-world Examples

" She's tough, Luna, much tougher than you'd think. "

" Hun er hard, Luna, mye hardere enn du tror. "

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" Tough times never last but tough people do, " says Robert Schuller.

" Hårde tider varer ikke, men hårde mennesker gjør det, " sier Robert Schuller.

Source: New Horizons College English Reading and Writing Course (Second Edition)

" When the going gets tough, the tough get going." That's our motto!

" Når det blir høyt, blir de hårde i gang." Det er vår motto!

Source: The Lion King 2

Ha! Well the aubergine's certainly tough and durable.

Ha! Auberginen er sikkert hard og holdbar.

Source: BBC Animation Workplace

He says it's been tough. Still it's tough.

Han sier det har vært hardt. Likevel er det hardt.

Source: Anecdotes of celebrities

The challenge is getting tougher and tougher.

Utenfor er det blitt mer og mer hardt.

Source: Smart Life Encyclopedia

Why were you so tough with him?

Hvorfor var du så hard med ham?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

He's going through a tough spell now.

Han går gjennom en hard periode nå.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Tough stuff—perhaps the toughest from any Western leader so far.

Hardt materiale – kanskje det hårdeste fra noen vestlig leder så langt.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But what is super? How tough is tough?

Men hva er super? Hvor hardt er hardt?

Source: Earth Laboratory

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